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    "id": 1498570,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr Julius Migos Ogamba",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Education",
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    "content": "Speaker. To Hon. Basil’s question on capitation, capitation is normally released based on the Exchequer release that is received and it is distributed across the country to all the learners. I was here before and indicated that there has not been a year when 100 per cent capitation has been released. There is always a shortfall. As a Government, we try as much as possible to ensure that we distribute what we get evenly across the country so that, as many children as possible can be in school. In terms of hardship areas, I can answer the question generally. It is true that there are discrepancies on how a hardship area is determined. The other day I was in Rabai, which is a hardship area, but is not registered as one. As a Ministry, we have prepared a document that we will present to the Ministry of Public Service and Human Capital Development in order for them to harmonise hardship areas. For example, TSC has determined Yatta as a hardship area, but TVET trainers do not benefit because they fall under the Civil Service. That is not right, and we are working towards harmonising the issues surrounding hardship areas so that there is clarity. On the question about Moiben Technical Vocational Training Institute, the challenge is getting funds for the infrastructure. A number of institutions are incomplete and Moiben is one of them. Under the TVET Department, we have come up with a register of all TVETs that are not complete and work out how much money we require in order for them to be completed. We are going to present this and hopefully, this House will allocate resources so that we can complete the particular TVETs, even as we construct new ones. In terms of non-remittance of capitation to TVETs, just like in universities, that issue has been addressed. I came into office and found that it was an issue, but we addressed it. Now resources are released at the same time we are releasing university capitation, because they face the same issues. So, the matter has already been addressed"
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